Iron Furnaces
Iron furnaces played a significant role in the development of Lawrence County, Ohio, helping establish the Hanging Rock Iron Region as an important center of nineteenth-century iron production.
Explore the history of Lawrence County’s iron furnaces, the people who operated them, and the communities that grew around this once-thriving industry. Discover historical accounts, photographs, maps, and newspaper articles documenting the region’s ironmaking heritage.
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Antiquities In Lawrence County, Ohio
MR. EDITOR: A human skeleton was found one day this week in one of the mounds which abound in this vicinity, similar to those in other parts…
Elizabeth Caldwell Clarke Campbell
I.R. Thursday, October 24, 1878 – S. Jerome Uhl, a portrait painter of Springfield, Ohio, is in Ironton engaged in painting a portrait of Mrs. John…
William Means
Son-in-law of John Campbell, the founder of Ironton. William was the son of Thomas Williamson Means and Sarah Ellison. William Means was born on…
John Campbell Obituary
JOHN CAMPBELL. DEATH OF IRONTON’S FOREMOST CITIZEN SOME FACTS ABOUT HIS LIFE AND FUNERAL IR September 3, 1891 John Campbell died last Sunday…
John Campbell
Watch a video about John Campbell, given by Lori Shafer of Briggs Library History of Adams County by StiversJOHN CAMPBELL The earliest ancestor we…
Furnace Reminiscence 1899
A Furnace Reminiscence. Ironton Register, June 29, 1899. For the Register. For those who have spent a portion of their lives among the furnace…
James Alexander Recollections
EARLY DAYS. Recollections of James Alexander, an Ironton Moulder. Stove-Making at Mt. Vernon Furnace and Ironton. Reminiscences and Personal…
Frederick D. Norton
Frederick D. Norton, ironmaster, Ironton, Lawrence county, Ohio, was born in Richmond, Virginia May 13, 1821. His parents were Thomas Norton and…
Old Hanging Rock Furnace
IST Feb. 27, 1927 – Old Hanging Rock Furnace Now Only a Relic of Distant Past. One of the landmarks of this section of the country, especially the…